AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 59 



The scholars in this place numbered in three days 87, 

 among whom were the following named gentlemen : 



W. E. England, pastor M. E. Church, Port Deposit, Md.; 

 J. B. Ramsay, cashier Cecil National Bank ; Edward West ; 

 N. W. Nolan ; Eli Cosgrove, ex-sheriff Cecil County ; F. M. 

 Alexander; Wilbur Kidd ; Thomas D. Foran; Anthony S. 

 Davis; J Tome, president Cecil National Bank; Wm. M. 

 Long; Thos. E. Davis, etc. 



Baltimore, the Monumental City, noted for its 

 beautiful parks, pleasure grounds and monu- 

 ments, was my next field of labor. After view- 

 ing the city over and receiving introductions 

 to many of its influential citizens numbers of 

 whom afterwards became warm friends, I betook 

 myself to labor. 



As on some former occasions, I found it neces- 

 sary to build two academies, and so erected one 

 in the old and one in the new town. At first 

 there seemed a backwardness on the part of the 

 people, and a week passed without the manifes- 

 tation of much interest ; but soon the indiffer- 

 ence gave way and from that point the interest 

 increased daily until, before the close of the 

 seventy days I remained In Baltimore, I had the 



